Spirit of Gdansk
by Rawicz
Everyone walking for the first time on the streets of Gdañsk is surprised by the high picturesque beauty of the city's layout, rare splendour and luxurious sumptuousness, that manifest themselves everywhere.
Always alive remains the traditional love of freedom, revealed equally strong in the 15 century, when burghers of Gdañsk shaked off the yoke of the Teutonic Knights as well as in the times of "Solidarnoœæ", when they successfully revolted against the communist system.
You can meet here old Ukrainian singing about freedom and this is not by any chance.
Long Waterfront (Dlugie Pobrzeze)
by matcrazy1
A walk along this pedestrian street along the western bank of the Old Motlawa and the Motlawa river is definetely the site I would take someone who had never been to Gdansk before. There are many reasons. Let me list a few:
- amazing views at the river and the granaries on the opposite side,
- charming restaurants and pubs along,
- crowds of people passing by,
- the Crane - the world's largest piece of port handling equipment in 15th century,
- the departure point of a ferry to Westerplatte and to the Central Maritime Museum on the opposite side of the river. Sunset over the Motlawa river.
Gdansk coat of arms
by matcrazy1
I saw this coat of arms on many old houses and edificies all over the Old Town. Two white crosses topped by yellow crown on red background derives from gonfanons, originally red in color. The flags (banner form) were flown from the stern of the vessels, the mast carrying the gonfanon of the colors.
In Prussian/German Danzig before WWII very similar flag but with simpler crosses was in use, look here.
horseriding in Sopot...
by Landad
Sometimes it is nice to rest for few hours away from the noisy city. You can do it in many ways in Gdansk, one of them is horseriding. We have several schools for this sport. Below you will find the addresses:
Nauka jazdy konnej
Sopocki Klub JeŸdziecki aktualnie nie dysponuje koñmi do nauki jazdy konnej.
Polecamy jednak skorzystanie z us³ug z jednej z zaprzyjaŸnionych z Klubem szkó³ek jeŸdzieckich, mieszcz¹cych siê na Hipodromie w Sopocie, przy ul. Polnej 1:
Horseriding school: "Moja Mila"
trainer: Andrzej Dalman
tel: 0 607 384 337
www.stajniamojamila.vti.pl/
Horseriding school: "Pod Zlota Podkowa"
trainer: Danuta Bednarska
tel: 0 602 745 006
www.zlotapodkowa.pl
Horseriding school: "Szkólka"
trainer: Hanna £yczkowska-Wiœniewska
tel: 0 601 652 304
www.konie2003.republika.pl
Horseriding school: "Bursztyn"
trainer: Bogdan Trepczyk
tel: 0 604 422 652
www.stajniabursztyn.use.pl When you buy your lesson everything is included.
And there's not only sand and beaches...
by Carletto76
Along Monte Cassino street (again an Italian name!) you will find most of Sopot's bars, restaurants, clubs, museums and so on! Most of the town itself is along this long pedestrian street which goes from the train station to the Molo.
It's very nice just to walk along this street, there's a lot of life in summer, and also at night I think it's the main place in the Gdansk area for entertainment!
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Pieces of the Berlin Wall and Lenin Shipyard.
Astrological clock
St. Mary’s Street
Zuraw (Crane)
